"postmastership" meaning in All languages combined

See postmastership on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: postmasterships [plural]
Etymology: From postmaster + -ship. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|postmaster|ship}} postmaster + -ship Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} postmastership (countable and uncountable, plural postmasterships)
  1. The office or position of postmaster. Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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